Tag: green shift
Dion launch faces carbon tax protest
Yesterday, the election campaign began and Liberal leader Stephane Dion’s campaign launch was held in Ottawa at the Billings Estate, a city of Ottawa operated property in the middle of Ottawa.
Organizers were expecting about 1000 people (about 100 from each Ottawa area riding) but only turned out about 300 according to Kady.
The Ontario Landowners association turned up to protest the event and proceeded up Riverside to Cabott, the small residential street which is the only road to the venue. The Landowners where protesting Dion’s carbon tax in favour of more property rights.
Liberals formed a human wall at the gates of Billings Estate to block the Landowners from accessing the event, held on public land.
Liberal wall blocking path to the Billings Estate
Farmers vs. Liberals
Liberals greet landowners
Stephane Dion
Landowners protest Dion’s carbon tax
The Landowners
More landowners
Question for Stephane Dion
At tomorrow’s campaign launch for Stephane Dion, somebody should ask the Liberal leader if his campaign plans to offset the carbon used by his buses, and plane and whether or not these offsets will fall under their election spending cap. Also, will local campaigns also buy carbon credits?
Steve Janke has already done the math on Stephane Dion’s jet-fuel thirsty plane, but has Dion done the math on running a carbon-neutral campaign? Liberal election expenses certainly will not be revenue neutral as costs are expected to run them further into the red.